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It would have to be surgically removed, and probably isn't worth the risk so all in all selling him is the best move for all.

The few I spoke to before and after the game were quite reasonable.

Could be right, but need to improve in both penalty areas. Not sure if it's meant to be the 'silver lining in a cloud', or a sort of condescending pat on the head after defeat, but no matter how it is dressed up, the optimism drains out when you think playing like that means gifting a goal, and then trying to walk the ball into the net every time.

Would have thought so. Is there any advantage to us in not signing him from Sheffield Utd ? I can’t think of one, unless signing him on leaving Sheffield would be in an earlier financial year (before June 30th). Also, it seems as if he had to go back to Villa after Sheff Utd’s relegation

Something similar to Trade Descriptions Act, and mis-selling perhaps ?

Obviously written before yesterday’s match. Agree yesterday was probably too early, and TP might have offered more. Don’t agree about time to acclimatise to the way we play. His two most obvious contributions from watching high up at St James Park appeared to be passing the ball behind our player, and wildly shanking one over the bar from the edge of the area. That’s not due to acclimatising to how we play.

One of the greatest assaults in a pitch of all time surely ? Especially at that level (World Cup SF I think).

How many red cards was Kominski shown, one or two ?

I was pretty excited by the thread title. How far back will it go ?Can I cancel Ross Stewart, Bazunu and Archer please ? (Sorry can’t answer your question, I’ve returned mine via Ticket Exchange).

How well can Archer or BBD get airborne to head a ball then? Think we’ve lacked height and strength up front, Hoping BBD may offer something to change it, not sure Archer does.

Not a name or description I hoped I’d see in connection with a Saints player or management team again.

And a Pelle ( or a Lambert but perhaps that’s too ambitious).

We seem to have a habit of signing what I consider the ‘nearly men’ , who’d be brilliant if we had someone better for them to play alongside ( whether it’s a target man, winger, different type of midfielder…) rather than being able to make an impact in their own right. That seems to be allied with our blind spots for the ‘No 9’, and of course GK.

From BBC Gossip column Fabrizio Romano sayingArcher going on loan, mentions Union Berlin or Getafe. So, Fabrizio v Ornstein, who is more credible?

Nothing will eclipse or come close to the Keegan signing. Lambert was a good signing at the time, but can’t really compare. Before Keegan, the signing of Peter Osgood seemed incredible and not one we’d thought we’d see. Saints spending over £200,000 was a major event.

Hughes was clearly past it when we signed him, it was predictable how it turned out. Far from excited about the signing. For me it was a signing that firstly, I hoped was just paper talk, then hoped we wouldn’t agree terms or he’d fail a medical. Couldn’t stand him from his time before joining us, a bit like Speedie. And always thought it was doomed to fail, big ego, big salary. Little in return. The memories I have of him are his typical niggling style needlessly getting booked on his debut, and a good goal from distance at home to Newcastle.

Thanks.

Chelsea secretly want first dibs on Mara ??

Yes, all four of them last season. Before anyone reminds us it was a poor Sheffield Utd, worth remembering BBD managed six in half a season.

Agree on both points, the Ugo bloke offers a physical presence in MF that we’ve lacked. Wonder if he and Downes will start together rather than one or other, perhaps Downes more advanced. Am fearing the fee for Archer if permanent. Shouldn’t be taking another expensive risk on a feint hope that he’ll improve and one day will be worth more. Not quite sure where he fits in. Seems a shame that we have players who are able to get decent crosses in (Sugawara now) but sign another who probably won’t be able to make them count.

We’re both assuming of course that Tall Paul won’t step up to fill the role.

A hulking centre forward …. Probably more what we need.

Here we go again. We need a player for now, not in two or three years. We’ve got plenty of them. Seems a player we might end up struggling to get shot if in twelve months time. Certainly hope the fee isn’t c £18m.

I thought the consensus on here earlier in the week was that after his time with Sheffield Utd, he was, well in a nutshell, shit.

The only one of their players I’d have liked us to have gone for is Greaves at CB. Not bothered by the rest of them.